just bought a gigabyte z170 gaming 5 motherboard with i6700k. Not expecting to buy a GPU, looking for smallest possible case. Thinking of getting the in win bq695 case but CPU cooler clearance is ~43mm, Cryorig C7 comes in at 47mm.
You cannot use a Noctua NH-L9I on a 6700k CPU - it's not strong enough to cool the tdp thermal requirement
Based on my research, best bet are Cryorig C7 or Sythe Big Shuriken 2